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Synonyms for looming
loom·ing

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  1. List of paraphrases for "looming":

    impending, looms, loom

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How to use looming in a sentence?

  1. Belit Onay:

    The goal is to reduce our energy consumption by 15 %, this is a response to the looming gas shortage, which is a big challenge for municipalities — especially for a big city like Hanover.

  2. Christen kuikoua:

    War is approaching, its presence imminent—a divine instruction, a call to arms. In the face of this looming threat, the fervent call echoes: Pray, pray, and pray again, for in prayer lies the shield that may spare you from the grasp of death.

  3. Phin Ziebell:

    There is a looming supply issue in Australia. The east coast is dry and forecasts aren't looking good.

  4. Richard Fairbank:

    Obviously, the economy is something of a wild card, perhaps the consumer economy is doing okay, but there is a depression in the energy economy and it feels like there is a general malaise if not a recession looming in the industrial and manufacturing economies.

  5. Mikaela Weisse:

    Restrictions on mobility and looming budget cuts as a result of the economic fallout from the global pandemic may hamper efforts to enforce anti-deforestation laws.


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